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HAYES, Ray Lester - Date of
birth
24 July 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Metz, Marion County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Ohio County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35759538 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
143rd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 November 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of St. Leonard, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 26 | 48 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clinton M. Hayes (father)
Flossie A. (Hollobaugh) Hayes (mother)
Harold O. Hayes (brother)
Lawrence C. Hayes (brother)
Margaret E. Hays (sister)
Glenn J. Hayes (brother)
Joseph L. Hayes (brother)
More information
Pfc Ray L. Hayes enlisted in Clarksburg, West Virginia on 10 August 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920/1930/1940 Census / New Jersey Marriage Index, www.newspapers.com - The Courier News - 16 August 1944, 12 December 1944, 143rd-October-to-end.pdf, 36thID-roster-part-3.pdf
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Dwight "Andy" Anderson